Author Topic: Flaw in Screen  (Read 2157 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Colwyn

  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6412
  • Location: Bristol
Flaw in Screen
« on: November 05, 2013, 16:05:42 PM »
My laptop has developed a flaw on the screen. A thin white line has appeared and remained over the last two/three weeks. It is a couple inches from the bottom of the screen and begins about half way across. It starts very thin and faint and then progressively gets stronger as comes to the right hand edge. Any chance of curing this or is it permanent damage?



Offline Rimms

  • Whisky Fingered Lavvy Director
  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4145
Re: Flaw in Screen
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2013, 19:43:29 PM »
It sounds like pressure damage to the screen which destroys some of the pixel area, if it is then I'm afraid you need a replacement screen

Offline Supacabby

  • Sunny Brighton
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 1183
  • Age: 64
  • Location: Sunny Eastbourne by the sea aka Gods waiting room :)
  • Calis Beach - next best place to heaven...
Re: Flaw in Screen
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2013, 20:23:34 PM »
Or possibly a new ribbon cable which connects the screen to the motherboard, very prone to damage as they are incredibly flimsy!

Offline HappyMonday

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 1074
  • Location:
Re: Flaw in Screen
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2013, 21:33:00 PM »
As Rimms says this sounds like pressure damage.   If you need to change screens its not normally that expensive. With three boys in late teens / early 20's I have had to do a few replacements and never paid more than £90 from my local computer shop.

Offline Colwyn

  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6412
  • Location: Bristol
Re: Flaw in Screen
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2013, 08:45:37 AM »
Thanks for these comments.

Offline kevin3

  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 4419
  • Location: United Kingdom
Re: Flaw in Screen
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2013, 13:53:28 PM »
Or it may be cheaper to pick up a second hand monitor with no flaws on the screen.
Local sales notice boards or free newspaper ads.

Offline Colwyn

  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6412
  • Location: Bristol
Re: Flaw in Screen
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2013, 16:29:42 PM »
I did nothing about the line except to try ignore it. Now I find it has gone away - possibly in a sulk.

Offline Colwyn

  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 6412
  • Location: Bristol
Re: Flaw in Screen
« Reply #7 on: December 01, 2013, 10:26:56 AM »
And now it has come back again. Pah!




Share me

Digg  Facebook  SlashDot  Delicious  Technorati  Twitter  Google  Yahoo
Smf